Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Why has Peter Berg’s latest film, “Patriots Day,” gotten such a limited theatrical release? Is it anti-American? Anti-Muslim? Anti-government? Anti-diversity? No to all of the above. Then it must be poorly made, grossly inaccurate or boring. Nope. “Patriots Day” is about the Boston Marathon bombing of 2013. It isn’t flawless, […]
Two individuals will share their personal stories about living with mental illness and achieving recovery at the “In Our Own Voice” presentation Feb. 21 on the McNichols campus. The fifth annual event will take place 7-8:30 p.m. in the Chemistry Building, room 114. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) […]
Law school can be one heck of a wake-up call, even for strong, motivated students. But long before you apply, you should think about your intentions and motivations. After all, it involves a big financial commitment, and it’s not for everybody. If you ultimately decide to go to law school, […]
Spirit Week, which began Monday, is proving to be like no other. The festivities began Monday with Twin Day, followed by Opposite Sex Day on Tuesday, and Pajama Day on Wednesday. Detroit Mercy’s Student Life hopes to increase school spirit with exciting events for students, faculty and alumni. “The focal […]
Films get so little respect and theater runtime these days that I failed to recognize some of this year’s Golden Globe nominees, such as “Elle,” “Miss Sloane,” “Loving” and “Rules Don’t Apply.” Fine, “Elle” is a foreign film and could get by me and Michigan’s limited arthouse theaters, but what […]
ldquo;Them: Images of Separation,” a traveling exhibit that closed Jan. 24 at Detroit Mercy, showcased an array of items that focused on stereotypes of different groups of people. The exhibit allowed visitors to explore the many ways that material substances are used to validate us-vs.-them thinking. Featuring 35 pieces and […]
Bill Solomon – the retired group vice president and general counsel of Ally Financial – returned to campus Thursday, Jan. 19, to host a Leadership Slam and reflect on his career as an attorney. Between speaking at two campus sessions about leadership traits, Solomon visited The Varsity News, where he […]
Students at Detroit Mercy spend a good chunk of time with their professors. Yet, whether their classes meet once, twice or three times a week, they don’t necessarily get the chance to really know them. But just like students, professors are regular people, too, with funny quirks and interesting lives […]
Does everyone know what and where the Career Education Center (CEC) is? For those that don’t know, the CEC is a career coaching service for UDM students and recent alumni. It offers services like resume building, career workshops and one-on-one assistance by appointment. The CEC also offers hybrid courses each […]
At the University of Detroit Mercy, the academic divisions are liberal arts, education, architecture, engineering, science, business, law and dental. Detroit Mercy has eight colleges, but they don’t mean anything without the programs. Getting programs started can be a short process or a long one depending on multiple factors. To […]
